Former Nghe An student transporting drugs gets 20 years in prison
(Baonghean.vn) - At a Mong New Year festival in Vinh City, Mua Ba Xeng was approached by a Laotian and hired to transport drugs. Overwhelmed by the large sum of money, Xeng fell into a life of crime.
On May 6, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial of Mua Ba Xeng (born 1998), residing in Na Ngoi commune, Ky Son district, for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking".
The case file shows that on December 16, 2019, Mua Ba Xeng met a man named Ly (Laotian, unknown origin) at a Mong New Year festival in Vinh City. Ly told Xeng on December 21, 2019 to deliver 50 packages of drugs to a person and then take 220 million VND back, and would receive 50 million VND as a reward. Xeng agreed and gave Ly his phone number.
On the morning of December 21, Ly called Xeng and said that they would meet at 4 p.m. the same day in Khe Kien village, Luu Kien commune, Tuong Duong district to pick up drugs to deliver to the customer. Afterwards, Xeng took a bus from Vinh city to Tuong Duong district to pick up the drugs and the phone number of the recipient.
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| Defendant Mua Ba Xeng at the first instance trial. Photo: Tran Vu |
From the phone number Ly gave, Xeng contacted Na to ask where they were going and what vehicle they were taking, and was told they were going by white taxi. Then, Ly drove Xeng to Lo village, Xa Luong commune, Tuong Duong district, sitting in the back, holding the drugs. About 3 km from the meeting point, Ly waited, while Xeng alone carried the drugs to where Na was waiting.
At this time, Xeng got in the car and showed Na the drugs and checked them. Na showed Xeng the bag of money. At that moment, Nghe An police and other authorities arrived, arrested Xeng, and seized the drugs. Taking advantage of the distraction, Na and the taxi driver sped away, while the man named Ly also escaped.
In court, the defendant admitted to the crime. Xeng said that because he was greedy for the 50 million VND, he agreed to transport drugs when hired.
It is known that at the time of arrest, Xeng was a student at a university in Vinh City.
Considering the case in its entirety, the court sentenced Mua Ba Xeng to 20 years in prison for "Illegal drug trafficking"./.
